Marc Newson enclosed the Bumper Bed within padded leather cushions to evoke the sense of sleeping on a mattress laid directly on the ground.

"Most people I know have at some point in their lives slept on a mattress on the floor," said Newson. "So I thought it would be nice to design a bed that would [encourage] people like me to replace their faithful mattress with a 'beautiful bed'."

One lip sits flush with the mattress and a second wraps around the bed at floor level, with an orange leather strip running between the two.

The sides are deep enough to be used as seats and can be ordered from Domeau & Pérès in white, dove (pictured) or chocolate colours.

All those people with mattresses on the floor finally have no reason not to have a decent bed! If only Marc would design a decent carafe he could save all those people who die each year from dehydration.

doodle

Designed by someone who rarely makes the bed I’d say.

Tanuki

Hello 1970!

Caressa Givens

Nobody ever really wants to sleep on the ground. Most people simply cannot afford a bed frame. By the looks of it, sleeping on the floor in this is a luxury most cannot afford. Keebler called, they want the giant cookie back!

brih

At least I wouldn’t keep stubbing my toes on the corners, apart from that it is very similar to my wooden IKEA one!

Linca

These junctions are terrible! It might look better in plastic or wood then leather.

Mine

People who could afford this bed probably have one or more housekeepers. So making a bed is not rich folks’ problem. Too BED.

manolo

Pumping up an inflatable rubber boat and putting a mattress in it would have the same effect, come way cheaper and be more original. The design reminds me of the ‘jet’ beds from the early seventies. Just the built in alarm radio is missing. Nothing new.